Stark wins the U.S. Women's Open for first major

ERIN, Wis. -- Maja Stark continued the dependable play she had demonstrated each week to triumph the U.S. Women's Open and assertion her archetypal large title Sunday astatine Erin Hills.

Stark carded a last circular 72 and finished with a four-round full of 7-under 281 to bushed top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda by 2 strokes.

Stark received a $2.4 cardinal winner's prize successful the biggest lawsuit of the women's play season.

The 25-year-old Stark became the sixth Swede to triumph an LPGA major, and the archetypal since Anna Nordqvist earned the Women's British Open rubric successful 2021.

Stark, who played astatine Oklahoma State from 2019-21, is the archetypal Swede to triumph a U.S. Women's Open since Annika Sorenstam successful 2006.

This is Stark's 2nd LPGA title. She besides won the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational, a Ladies European Tour lawsuit successful Northern Ireland that was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.